Please note that Andrew Jackson's map is oriented so that South is the top.

Questions for Illustrations 1 & 2

1. Which map is easier to read and understand? Which one provides
the greatest amount of information?

2. Historians have determined that approximately 300 wooden huts
stood in the toe of the peninsula. Does it matter that neither map shows
nearly that many? Why or why not?

3. Which map is most in accord with the description of the battle
found in Reading 3? Why do you think that? How do you think historians
evaluate which one is more accurate?

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